Two injured in apparent I-85 police chase

Two people were injured in a wreck involving a police chase near I-85 North and the U.S. 74 ramp in Gaston County.

Wade Allen

Two people were injured in a wreck involving a police chase near I-85 North and the U.S. 74 ramp in Gaston County.

Police soon had the wreckage cleared from the side of the road but the crash slowed traffic in the area.

Gaston Emergency Medical Services reports two people were taken to Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby. One suffered possible life-threatening injuries. When they were transported, their conditions were stable, a paramedic said.

The chase reportedly began in Blacksburg, S.C., and ended around Exit 10 in a grassy area just off the Interstate. Police chased a red Ford F-150 pickup that was reportedly stolen.

North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers are investigating the crash.

First Sgt. T.L. Greene said apparently police in South Carolina began chasing the truck. When the pickup passed mile marker 5, a North Carolina trooper began pursuit. They traveled five miles and around exit 10, the driver of the truck lost control and wrecked.

The truck is reportedly the only vehicle involved in the crash.

Additional troopers were attempting to get in position to stop the truck when the wreck happened, he said.

Police have not released how fast the vehicles involved in the chase were traveling.